“Burnes Set to Face Off Against Former Team: Will Revenge Fuel His Fire?”
The Diamondbacks are not off to a much different start than that of the Brewers. They are expected to be one of the better teams in the National League and after making it to the World Series two years ago, they have reinvested into the team. The offense was surprisingly good last year, and even two years ago. What is interesting to me about the Diamondbacks is that their hitting has been consistent in the past couple of years. Can they produce a good offense once again? The start of this year seems to indicate that they can. Even their worst hitters right now have some pop right now. If the offense works, the plan has to be to get Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly, and now Corbin Burnes. Burnes, the former Brewer, takes on his club today. This is Burnes third team in three years. His first two games with the Diamondbacks haven’t been great, but now he gets to make his home debut. Against the Yankees and Nationals, he has allowed six earned runs in 9.1 innings. The concern isn’t so much about the inflated ERA of 5.79, but more that he has a 1.93 WHIP. Seven walks and 11 hits in two games is a lot for Burnes. The Brewers hitters who have faced him have actually played rather well against him, going 5-for-16.
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